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Information for a choice: Empowering young women through learning for technical professions and science careers
Start date:2006-10-01
End date:2008-09-30
Project Acronym:IFAC
Project status:Completed
Coordinator
| Organization name:NATIONAL ACCREDITATION CENTER FOR CONTINUING VOCATIONAL TRAINING | |
| Administrative contact | Address |
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Name:Efthymios |
PLANNING & PROGRAMMING DEPARTMENT AT THE NATIONAL ACCREDITATION CENTRE OF CONTINUING VOCATIONAL TRAINING (E.KE.PIS.) FINANCIAL DEPARTMENT Konstantinoupoleos 49 BOTANIKOS, ATHENS HELLAS Region: |
| Tel:+30-210-3428240-3 | |
| Fax:+30-210-3428138 | |
| E-mail:Contact | |
| URL:http://www.ekepis.gr | Organization Type: |
Description
Objective:
Women are underrepresented in the field of Science and Technology. Available statistics from the European Union shows that women today represent less than 30% of graduates in ICT programmes and hold fewer high-level academic positions than their male counterparts. Two significant underlying causes for female exclusion in the field of SET are the pre existing stereotypes that reinforce male dominance in the workplace and secondly the lack or limited information of role models, who can provide accurate information about career paths and obstacles faced.
The partnership seeks to address the issue of 'choice' and low female participation in SET. Our target group is young women in their high school years, in the process of selecting a degree and career path. The project will focus on providing accurate information and present role models who can function as mentors to young women across Greece and the EU countries. Sustainable results will be ensured via the link to the Centre for Documentation and Analysis for Life-Long Training, created by the coordinator-E.KE.PIS. Studies conducted by each participating country will select documentation on status-quo of women represented in SET, collect best practices and past projects experiences and present a comparative analysis.
Furthermore the designed and developed IT information system will be used as a tool for internal and external dissemination and as the mean through which Role Model cases will be projected to the particular target group. Transnational partner meetings will facilitate exchange of information and progress of the project. The Website will facilitate communication and dissemination of results for the duration of the project. Finally, the Policy Paper will utilize the surveys and workshops' outputs providing instrumental guidance for policy improvements, encouraging female participation and continuing employment in SET careers.
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General information:
Project Details
Start date:2006-10-01
End date:2008-09-30
Duration:24 months
Project Reference:36699
Project cost:1000000 EURO
Project Funding:1000000 EURO
Programme Acronym:
FP6-SOCIETY
Programme type:Sixth Framework Programme
Subprogramme Area:Science and Society
Contract type:Coordination action
URL:http://www.ifac-project.eu
Subject index:Information, Media, Scientific Research, Social Aspects
Other Indexes:Science career,Technical Professions,Young women
Results for this Project
| Final Report Summary - IFAC (Information for a choice: Empowering young women through learning for technical professions and science careers) | 03/10/2012 |
Documents for this Project
| Final Report - IFAC (Information for a choice: Empowering young women through learning for technical professions and science careers) | 14/04/2011 |
Other participants
| Organization name:EVREMATHIA AE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES | |
| Administrative contact | Address |
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Name:Effrossyni |
EUROPEAN PROGRAMS UNIT Lambrou Katsoni 39 ATHENS HELLAS Region:ATTIKI |
| Tel:+30-2106412263-6 | |
| Fax:+30-2106412268 | |
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| Organization name:WIRTSCHAFTSUNIVERSITAET WIEN | |
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Name:Edeltraud |
GENDER AND DIVERSITY IN ORGANISATIONS Augasse 21/7 VIENNA ÖSTERREICH Region:OSTÖSTERREICH WIEN |
| Tel:+43-131336-5181 | |
| Fax:+43-13136-759 | |
| E-mail:Contact | |
| URL:http://www.wu-wien.ac.at/gender | Organization Type: |
| Organization name:HELLENIC ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY WOMEN | |
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Name:Paraskevi |
HELLENIC ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY WOMEN Voulis 44A ATHENS HELLAS Region:ATTIKI |
| Tel:+30-2103234268 | |
| Fax:+30-2103234268 | |
| E-mail:Contact | |
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| Organization name:ZENTRUM FUR SOZIALE INNOVATION | |
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Name:Maria |
ZENTRUM FUR SOZIALE INNOVATION Linke Wienzeile 246 VIENNA ÖSTERREICH Region:OSTÖSTERREICH WIEN |
| Tel:+43-14950442-62 | |
| Fax:+43-14950442-40 | |
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| URL:http://www.zsi.at | Organization Type: |
| Organization name:IMC INFORMATION MULTIMEDIA COMMUNICATION AG, SAARBRUECKEN | |
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Name:Volker |
RANDD Altenkesseler Strasse 17/D3 SAARBRUECKEN DEUTSCHLAND Region:SAARLAND Saarland Stadtverband Saarbrücken |
| Tel:+49-681/9476-0 | |
| Fax:+49-681/9476530 | |
| E-mail:Contact | |
| URL:http://www.imc-de | Organization Type: |
| Organization name:KUNGLIGA TEKNISKA HOGSKOLAN | |
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Name:Christer Eric |
KTH SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING SCIENCES/PHYSICS Valhallavagen 79 STOCKHOLM SVERIGE Region:SVERIGE STOCKHOLM |
| Tel:+46-855378640 | |
| Fax:+46-855378601 | |
| E-mail:Contact | |
| URL:http://www.kth.se | Organization Type: |
| Organization name:NOORDERPOORT COLLEGE | |
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Name:Angelika |
EDUCATION & INNOVATION Postbus 530 Verzetsstrijderslaan 4, postal code: 9727 CE GRONINGEN NEDERLAND Region:NOORD-NEDERLAND GRONINGEN Overig Groningen |
| Tel:+31-505977400 | |
| Fax:+31-505977409 | |
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| URL:http://www.noorderpoort.nl | Organization Type: |
| Organization name:HOGSKOLAN I HALMSTAD | |
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Name:Agneta |
WITEC/ARGUS PO Box 823 Kristian IV:S Vag 3 HALMSTAD SVERIGE Region:SVERIGE Vastsverige Hallands län |
| Tel:+46-35167100 | |
| Fax:+46-35167867 | |
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| Organization name:OMILOS SYMVOULOU E-2000 | |
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Name:Kiriaki |
Dorileou 8 ATHENS HELLAS Region:ATTIKI |
| Tel:+30-2106412900 | |
| Fax:+30-2106412910 | |
| E-mail:Contact | |
| URL:http://www.e-2000.gr | Organization Type:Other |
Record control number:81260
